# 労 — labour; toil

労 means “labour; toil”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ロウ (rou). Kun'yomi: いたわ(る) (itawaru). You'll see it in words such as 労 (rou, “labor; toil”).

- Meaning: labour; toil
- On'yomi: ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi: いたわ(る) (itawaru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Work

## How to remember 労

Sparks (⺍) under a cover (冖), and all your power (力): labour.

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 冖 cover · 力 power

## Words with 労

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 労 | ろう (rou) | labor; toil |

## Don't confuse it with

[学](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/study/) · [栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/)

## More in the “Work” set

[務](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/duty/) · [任](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/) · [職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [製](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manufacture/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/. Last updated 2026-11-01.